पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · December 11, 1998 CE
🕉️ Sapta-Mokṣa-Puri · Localize for your Pīṭha
अयोध्या मथुरा माया काशी काञ्ची ह्यवन्तिका। पुरी द्वारावती चैव सप्तैते मोक्षदायिकाः॥ — Garuḍa Purāṇa · the 7 cities that grant mokṣa
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Also observed today
- वृश्चिक सङ्क्रान्ति · Vṛścika SaṅkrāntiPan-Hindu
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 3.18 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
नैव तस्य कृतेनार्थो नाकृतेनेह कश्चन।
न चास्य सर्वभूतेषु कश्िचदर्थव्यपाश्रयः।।3.18।।
न चास्य सर्वभूतेषु कश्िचदर्थव्यपाश्रयः।।3.18।।
"3.18 He has nothing to gain by the performance or non-performance of action. His welfare depends not on any contribution that an earthly creature can make." — Shri Purohit Swami
📜 तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions
Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2055 Khara
Śaka Saṁvat: 1920 Bahudhānya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1405
Malayalam Era: 1174
Nanakshahi: 529
Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)
🌙 पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs (the time-elements)
| तिथि (Tithi) | Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī (23/30) |
|---|---|
| नक्षत्र (Nakshatra) | Pūrva Phalgunī Pada 4 |
| योग (Yoga) | Prīti |
| करण (Karaṇa) | Kaulava |
| वार (Vāra) | Śukravāra (Friday) |
🪐 सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)
| Graha | Longitude | Rāśi | Nakshatra |
|---|---|---|---|
| सूर्य Sūrya | 234.95° | Vṛścika | Jyeṣṭhā P3 |
| चन्द्र Candra | 148.27° | Siṃha | Uttara Phalgunī P1 |
| मङ्गल Maṅgala | 163.67° | Kanyā | Hasta P2 |
| बुध Budha | 217.40° | Vṛścika | Anurādhā P2 |
| गुरु Bṛhaspati | 325.59° | Kumbha | Pūrva Bhādrapadā P2 |
| शुक्र Śukra | 245.28° | Dhanu | Mūla P2 |
| शनि Śani | 3.18° | Meṣa | Aśvinī P1 |
☀️ Howrah, West Bengal — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · IST)
| Sūryodaya (Sunrise) | 06:08 IST |
|---|---|
| Sūryāsta (Sunset) | 16:54 IST |
| Madhyāhna (Solar Noon) | 11:31 IST |
| Candrodaya (Moonrise) | 23:36 IST |
| Candrāsta (Moonset) | 11:52 IST |
| Dinamāna (Day Duration) | 10 Hours 46 Mins 42 Secs |
| Rātrimāna (Night Duration) | 13 Hours 13 Mins 18 Secs |
✨ शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings
| Brahma Muhūrta | 04:41 – 05:24 |
|---|---|
| Prātaḥ Sandhyā | 05:14 – 06:08 |
| Abhijit Muhūrta | 11:09 – 11:53 |
| Vijaya Muhūrta | 13:19 – 14:02 |
| Godhūli Muhūrta | 16:42 – 17:06 |
| Sāyāhna Sandhyā | 16:54 – 17:21 |
| Amṛta Kāla | 16:39 – 18:24 |
| Niśīta Muhūrta | 23:09 – 23:53 |
⚠️ अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)
| Rāhu Kāla | 10:10 – 11:31 |
|---|---|
| Yamaganda | 14:13 – 15:33 |
| Gulika Kāla | 07:28 – 08:49 |
| Varjyam | 06:35 – 06:52 |
| Dur Muhūrta | 08:39 – 09:00 |
🧭 दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa
Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhūmra (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
⭐ तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala
Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha
🕉️ चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows
| Day-1 Chala | 06:08 – 07:28 (neutral) |
|---|---|
| Day-2 Labha | 07:28 – 08:49 (auspicious) |
| Day-3 Amṛta | 08:49 – 10:10 (auspicious) |
| Day-4 Kāla | 10:10 – 11:31 (inauspicious) |
| Day-5 Śubha | 11:31 – 12:52 (auspicious) |
| Day-6 Roga | 12:52 – 14:13 (inauspicious) |
| Day-7 Udveg | 14:13 – 15:33 (inauspicious) |
| Day-8 Chala | 15:33 – 16:54 (neutral) |
Choghaḍiyā Night Windows
| Night-1 Roga | 16:54 – 18:33 (inauspicious) |
|---|---|
| Night-2 Udveg | 18:33 – 20:13 (inauspicious) |
| Night-3 Chala | 20:13 – 21:52 (neutral) |
| Night-4 Labha | 21:52 – 23:31 (auspicious) |
| Night-5 Amṛta | 23:31 – 01:10 (auspicious) |
| Night-6 Kāla | 01:10 – 02:49 (inauspicious) |
| Night-7 Śubha | 02:49 – 04:28 (auspicious) |
| Night-8 Roga | 04:28 – 06:08 (inauspicious) |
🌐 Coordinates
Latitude: 22.5958°
Longitude: 88.2636°
Timezone: UTC+5.5
🚶 आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.
🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance
Today's Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī + Pūrva Phalgunī alignment also occurred on:
-3226-07-09 — Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī)
🌌 Cosmic Time — Where This Moment Sits in the Mahāyuga
These five values anchor today within the Sūrya-Siddhānta time-architecture. Kali Year counts from the Kali-epoch (18 Feb 3102 BCE · midnight Ujjain · when Krishna's mortal-form departed). Ahargaṇa is the day-count since that epoch — the canonical time-coordinate used by every Vedic computation on this substrate. Julian Day is the astronomical universal day-number (continuous · no calendar discontinuities). Ayanāṁśa is the angular offset between sidereal (rāśi-based · the Vedic frame) and tropical (equinox-based) coordinates · currently growing at ~50.29″/year as Earth's axis precesses. Sun-Moon angle determines the tithi (0-360° elongation / 12° per tithi).
| Kali Year | 5100 · Kali-5100 |
|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch) | 1862693.27 · 5099.9 years since 3102 BCE Ujjain midnight |
| Julian Day | 2451158.770833 · universal astronomical day-count |
| Ayanāṁśa (Lahiri) | 23.8382° · precession offset · grows ~50.29″/yr |
| Sun-Moon angle (elongation) | 271.24° · determines today's tithi (12° = 1 tithi · so 23/30) |
🪷 Provenance & Methodology
Substrate:Vidhyamitra Sūrya-SiddhāntaMethod:Sūrya Siddhānta + Bhāskara-II iterative manda + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) evection + variation + annual equationTier-2 localization:spherical astronomy + Lahiri ayanāṁśa (23.8382°) · declination -22.96° · EoT 5.99 min · verified ±1 min vs DrikpanchangLineage:Bhṛgu → Vyāsa → Maitreya → Āryabhaṭa → Brahmagupta → Bhāskara I → Bhāskara II → Mādhava → Parameśvara → Nīlakaṇṭha → Jyeṣṭhadeva → Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta substrateAccess:Self-hosted substrate · the deployed website IS the public offering · source not distributed (the bhakta's sole niṣkāma-karma-sevā)Computed for:1998-12-11 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness · ETag/304 enabled)